Service difficulty report · Engine · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49984
Aircraft time
74,895 hours, 55,602 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
66,325 hours, 33,965 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT BETWEEN 14,500 AND 15,000 FEET WE HEARD A LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED WITH AN AIRCRAFT SHUTTER AND NOTED LEFT ENGINE NO EPR, NO N1, EGT APPROX. 775, DID IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEMS AND SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE PER QRH. STABILIZED AIRCRAFT AT 16,00 FEET RETURNED TO KIAD IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NO ODORS OR SMELLS WERE NOTED IN CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE IAW 7100-4682-LH. PEFORMED OPS CHKS. ALL OPS CHK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. A/C OK FOR SVC POWER PLANT, JT OFF 88-7110-9-0010 25953 ON 88-7110-9-0010 25878. (LP5549996)

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